Toward Integrated Air-Ground Computing and Communications: A Synergy of Computing Power Networks and Low-Altitude Economy Network

TL;DR

This paper proposes a novel integrated air-ground computing and communication framework that synergizes Low-Altitude Economy (LAE) and Computing Power Networks (CPN) to enhance service efficiency and flexibility in aerial and environmental applications.

Contribution

It introduces an agentification paradigm for joint scheduling and optimization of LAE and CPN, forming a collaborative cloud-edge-air framework to overcome limitations of static deployment.

Findings

Demonstrates improved service execution efficiency through synergy

Shows enhanced flexibility of CPN with LAE integration

Identifies key challenges and future directions for system development

Abstract

With the rapid rise of the Low-Altitude Economy (LAE), the demand for intelligent processing and real-time response in services such as aerial traffic, emergency communications, and environmental monitoring continues to grow. Meanwhile, the Computing Power Network (CPN) aims to integrate global computing resources and perform on-demand scheduling to efficiently handle services from diverse sources. However, it is limited by static deployment and limited adaptability. In this paper, we analyze the complementary relationship between LAE and CPN and propose a novel air-ground collaborative intelligent service provision with an agentification paradigm. Through synergy between LAE and CPNs, computing and communication services are jointly scheduled and collaboratively optimized to enhance the execution efficiency of low-altitude services and improve the flexibility of CPNs. It also integrates LAE's strengths in aerial sensing, mobile coverage, and dynamic communication links, forming a cloud-edge-air collaborative framework. Hence, we review the characteristics and limitations of both LAE and CPN and explore how they can cooperate to overcome these limitations. Then we demonstrate the flexibility of the integrated CPN and LAE framework through a case study. Finally, we summarize the key challenges in constructing an integrated air-ground computing and communication system and discuss future research directions toward emerging technologies.